Search Results - "Hoffman, Adam S."
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Structural evolution of atomically dispersed Pt catalysts dictates reactivity
Published in Nature materials (01-07-2019)“…The use of oxide-supported isolated Pt-group metal atoms as catalytic active sites is of interest due to their unique reactivity and efficient metal…”
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Low-Temperature Restructuring of CeO2‑Supported Ru Nanoparticles Determines Selectivity in CO2 Catalytic Reduction
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (24-10-2018)“…CO2 reduction to higher value products is a promising way to produce fuels and key chemical building blocks while reducing CO2 emissions. The reaction at…”
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Directing reaction pathways via in situ control of active site geometries in PdAu single-atom alloy catalysts
Published in Nature communications (09-03-2021)“…The atomic scale structure of the active sites in heterogeneous catalysts is central to their reactivity and selectivity. Therefore, understanding active site…”
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Memory-dictated dynamics of single-atom Pt on CeO2 for CO oxidation
Published in Nature communications (09-05-2023)“…Single atoms of platinum group metals on CeO 2 represent a potential approach to lower precious metal requirements for automobile exhaust treatment catalysts…”
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Selective Methanol Carbonylation to Acetic Acid on Heterogeneous Atomically Dispersed ReO4/SiO2 Catalysts
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (19-08-2020)“…Methanol carbonylation to acetic acid (AA) is a large-scale commodity chemical production process that requires homogeneous liquid-phase organometallic…”
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Dynamic Reorganization and Confinement of TiIV Active Sites Controls Olefin Epoxidation Catalysis on Two-Dimensional Zeotypes
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (01-05-2019)“…The effect of dynamic reorganization and confinement of isolated TiIV catalytic centers supported on silicates is investigated for olefin epoxidation. Active…”
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Engineering of Ruthenium–Iron Oxide Colloidal Heterostructures: Improved Yields in CO2 Hydrogenation to Hydrocarbons
Published in Angewandte Chemie (International ed.) (25-11-2019)“…Catalytic CO2 reduction to fuels and chemicals is a major pursuit in reducing greenhouse gas emissions. One approach utilizes the reverse water‐gas shift…”
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Uniform Pt/Pd Bimetallic Nanocrystals Demonstrate Platinum Effect on Palladium Methane Combustion Activity and Stability
Published in ACS catalysis (07-07-2017)“…Bimetallic catalytic materials are in widespread use for numerous reactions, as the properties of a monometallic catalyst are often improved upon addition of a…”
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Operando high-pressure investigation of size-controlled CuZn catalysts for the methanol synthesis reaction
Published in Nature communications (04-03-2021)“…Although Cu/ZnO-based catalysts have been long used for the hydrogenation of CO 2 to methanol, open questions still remain regarding the role and the dynamic…”
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Controlling catalytic activity and selectivity for partial hydrogenation by tuning the environment around active sites in iridium complexes bonded to supports
Published in Chemical science (Cambridge) (2019)“…Single-site Ir(CO) complexes bonded to high-surface-area metal oxide supports, SiO , TiO , Fe O , CeO , MgO, and La O , were synthesized by chemisorption of…”
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Understanding Structure–Property Relationships of MoO3‑Promoted Rh Catalysts for Syngas Conversion to Alcohols
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (18-12-2019)“…Rh-based catalysts have shown promise for the direct conversion of syngas to higher oxygenates. Although improvements in higher oxygenate yield have been…”
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CatMass : software for calculating optimal sample masses for X-ray absorption spectroscopy experiments involving complex sample compositions
Published in Journal of synchrotron radiation (01-09-2023)“…This paper presents software for calculating the optimal mass of samples with complex compositions ( e.g. supported metal catalysts) for X-ray absorption…”
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Unlocking the Catalytic Potential of TiO2-Supported Pt Single Atoms for the Reverse Water-Gas Shift Reaction by Altering Their Chemical Environment
Published in JACS Au (26-07-2021)“…Single-atom catalysts (SACs) often exhibit dynamic responses to the reaction and pretreatment environment that affect their activity. The lack of understanding…”
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Iridium Atoms Bonded to Crystalline Powder MgO: Characterization by Imaging and Spectroscopy
Published in Journal of physical chemistry. C (09-01-2020)“…Samples with low loadings of metals on well-defined supports provide some of the best opportunities to determine the metal–support structure and bonding. We…”
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Fe Coordination Environment, Fe-Incorporated Ni(OH)2 Phase, and Metallic Core Are Key Structural Components to Active and Stable Nanoparticle Catalysts for the Oxygen Evolution Reaction
Published in ACS catalysis (04-02-2022)“…Bimetallic iron–nickel oxide/hydroxide (FeNiO(H) x ) nanocatalysts have emerged as nonprecious metal candidates for alkaline oxygen evolution reaction (OER)…”
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Dynamic Surface Reconstruction Unifies the Electrocatalytic Oxygen Evolution Performance of Nonstoichiometric Mixed Metal Oxides
Published in JACS Au (27-12-2021)“…Compositionally versatile, nonstoichiometric, mixed ionic–electronic conducting metal oxides of the form A n+1B n O3n+1 (n = 1 → ∞; A =…”
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Propane Dehydrogenation Catalyzed by Isolated Pt Atoms in ≡SiOZn–OH Nests in Dealuminated Zeolite Beta
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (22-12-2021)“…Atomically dispersed noble metal catalysts have drawn wide attention as candidates to replace supported metal clusters and metal nanoparticles. Atomic…”
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Synthesis of Colloidal Pd/Au Dilute Alloy Nanocrystals and Their Potential for Selective Catalytic Oxidations
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (10-10-2018)“…Selective oxidations are crucial for the creation of valuable chemical building blocks but often require expensive and unstable stoichiometric oxidants such as…”
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Homogeneity of Surface Sites in Supported Single-Site Metal Catalysts: Assessment with Band Widths of Metal Carbonyl Infrared Spectra
Published in The journal of physical chemistry letters (06-10-2016)“…Determining and controlling the uniformity of isolated metal sites on surfaces of supports are central goals in investigations of single-site catalysts because…”
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Uniformity Is Key in Defining Structure–Function Relationships for Atomically Dispersed Metal Catalysts: The Case of Pt/CeO2
Published in Journal of the American Chemical Society (08-01-2020)“…Catalysts consisting of atomically dispersed Pt (Ptiso) species on CeO2 supports have received recent interest due to their potential for efficient metal…”
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